The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-03-16
LOCAL ITEMS.

JuNRt lJuDIbitll anu hlhJbI uiHlItT art
guests at Hotel Coburn.
Choice line rug patterns just received.
A. S. Burke.
Mrs J. II, Little and Miss Lille, are on
visit to Brunswick, their former home,
this week
W. IL. lleselton has received two and
one half ear loads more of house furnish.
ing goods
The schools on the Island will begin
March DIST, all other schools in the viii
lage will begin April 18th.
Lumber teams are coming out of the
woods lively now. Heseton has taken
out horses and the rest will soon follow.
Mr.. keene has purchased the tract of
land lying between the shoe factory lot
and the river, known as the Bigelow
farm.
One of Sturgis & Lambards teams
brought out of the woods two young
deeI and took them along on a sled 10
Augusta.
Mr.. b. F. Eaton has run his coal fur
ing out once. Some one looked after
that furnace closely.
Mr.. l.. W. Chase had narrow escape
from serious accident Monday after
neon by the breaking of whiietrce,
while out driving.
One by one the sheds have succumbed
I week. The long shed at the corn factory
8 $ among the number.
During Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
4 the snow settled on an average about 6
( inches day, and our spring will be no
more backward than formerly.
Miss Alice Fletcher has opened the
drcssmaking rooms in connection with
the fancy goods store of Mrs. L. II.
Wethcrel at So. Norridgewock.
The scrub game of polo between Show
hogan boys did not draw a large crowd to
the rink Saturday night Another game
from the No. Arson is what the crowd
demand.
Music from fine toned Pianos and Or
gans hath charms to Sooth &c. Call and
listen to such at Smiths Music Store.
They are selling reliable Instruments ut
reasonable prices.
Mcssrs. NJ. c. Foss and d. H. Bartlett
departed IN Tuesday mornings train for
Kansas City to be absent one month
Mr.. l.. J. Addition is also a temporary res
ident of the same city, going some weeks
since.
good big advertisement in the RE
PORTER for one week only, some months
ago had the effect to double up the sales
of the advertiser for Il month or more.
If you don't want your sales doubled
don't advertise.
Those wishing instruction in short
hand, plain and ornamental pcnmanship,
bookkeeping practical and applied, will
do well to call on Mrs. II. J. Horn.
Fancy cards written to order. Residence,
Mrs. j. L. Cushing, Baptist Hill, Skowhe
gan.
Mr.. Frank r. Ross, of st. Stephens has
purchased of f. A. Williams the half of
the block owned and occupied by the lat
ter gentleman ON Water Street, for $4,000
Thus Mr.. Ross becomes owner of this en-
tire block. 1t is Mr. Ross intention at
some future time to add plate front to
his recent purchase.
Ella Hills Burlcsque Company, com
prising Fox and Ward the fayoritc come
dians, singers and dancers, and other ar
fists of equal note, together with full
brass band and orchestra are to appear at
Coburn Hall on Monday evening next,
under the local management OF J. NJ.
Wall. See adj.
Conductor Anderson says it took him
from 1890 A. NJ. to ! Z. NJ. Saturday to
get his train through two long, bad snow
drifts in Belgrade. The snow was just
soft enough to work like putty and slow
progress was made with the two snow
plowS and four engines The engines
did not stay ON the track worth cent.
our new firm of undcrtakers, Folsom
& Oak. are now located in their new and
connexions rooms at 81 Water St,
formerly |. O. G. T. Hall and have an
announcement in this issue. They have
divided their business into departments
and have most tasty room for their up
II holstry work as well rs fine idea for
showing the same that they have perfect
ed.
Brennan Quinns Star Theatre Co.,
opened AN engagement at Coburn Hall
Monday evening, last, TO good business.
They are to appear the remaining three
evenings of the week, after tonight, and
at the prevailing prices, 10, 20 and 30 cts,
are sure to draw full houses. ON Thurs
day evening they will present the "Silver
King" the strongest play in their rel'cr-
toire, and surely one Of the most pleasing.
IA The Good Templars of Cornyille are to
give the stirring temperance drama The
III Little Brown jug" at the Town House in
sY that town, on Thursday evening, March
"a A stage has been erected at consider
able expense, and other Improvements
4 made for the success of the entertain
ment Plans are about completed for the
building of hall in the Town House, to
E be used by the Good Tempars and fol
other purposes.
The late Artemus Coleman whose fune
raj was held on the 5th inst had reached
he advanced age of so years mo. and
days. A noticeable feature at the seryi
ces was the presence Of large number o.
friends, themselves full of years, wht
had come in with others to NANTES
~ their sympathy for the family. Mrs
# Coleman, the bereayed companion, is alst
Il past 80 years of age. Remaining in tn
III old home, she will receive the comfor
s and tender care which devoted children
can give during the few days she is lief
s# to journey alone.